Magazine-gun



P. J. EVANS. MAGAZINE GUN.

(No Model.)

Patented June 24,1884.

ATTORNEY 'IM-IES p FRANKLIN JAMES EVANS, OF IOWA FALLS, IOWA.

MAGAZINEBGUN.

srncrrrca'rroivformmg part of Letters Parent No. 300,856, aai-.ea rune 24, 1884.

Applicationlr'ilcd January 7, 1884. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FRANKLIN J. EvANs, of Iowa Falls, Hardin county, Iowa, have invent- -ed a new and Improved Repeating-Ride, of

' drawings, forming part of this speciiication, in

which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the igures.

` Figure l is a longitudinal section of my improved repeating-ride. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section ofthe breech and part of the barrel and magazine, showing the construction of the breech. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. f Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cartridge-lifter, and Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the breechblock inverted.

v a represents the stock, b the breech, c the barrel, and d the magazine. The breech consists, essentially, of two side plates, e, bottom f, and cover g, inclosing breech-cavities 7L, z', and j, said side plates, e, being attached by screws lc, which `may be readily taken out, and the plates may be taken off whenever it may be required for any purpose. The cavity j of the breech is a slideway, in which the breechblock lZ is arranged to slide up to the endm of the barrel, to close the same for iiring and to withdraw for opening the barrel to eject the shells and reload the barrel. The breechblock Z has a lever, n, pivoted to it at o in a recess, p, along the lower right-hand corner of the block, which lever has an arm, q, which drops in front of the stop-bar s in the breechcavity h, and locks the block in its position at the end of the barrel, to close the saine for iring, the said arm projecting out through a notch, t, of the `right-hand side plate ofthe breech, and extending backward along the side of the breech and the stock suitably for being raised to draw back the block to open the breech and eject the shell. The breech-block has a hole through it longitudinally, containing the iiring-pin a, and it has a snap-hook, o, on the right-hand side of the front end, that,

back over the hammer y, and pushes it back.

and automatically cocks it, said block having a groove, z, in the part which slides over and cocks the hammer, and said block also has a groove, n', in the side, to clear the ejectorstud w.

rIhe cartridge-lifter consists of a lever, c', pivoted at b in the breech-cavity h under the stop s, and extending along into cavity Z under cavity j, where it terminates in a grooved holder, c', which is held down by arm q of lever a below the level of the magazine-chamber d', to receive the cartridge from said chamber when the breech-block is closed, said arm q resting on the top of the stud c', projecting upward from lever a in front of the stop s. A coiled spring, f', is iitted under the lever a', to raise the cartridge up into cavity j after thelevern is raised,and as soon as the exploded shell has been ejected by hook o and stud w. The cartridge-iifter a has a stop-spring, g', iitted to its lower side, whichswings up along the end of the magazine-chamber when the lifter is A raised, and prevents the cartridges from escaping by its flanged end h', which ranges in front of the magazine when the lifter is up. The breech has an opening at 'Z' through the bottom into cavity i, through which the cartridges are to be supplied to the magazine, and the magazine has a follower, j', which is connected by a cord, 7c', with a spring-barrel, Z', in thecavity m in the stock a, which draws the cartridges down to and on the lifter c', when said lifter is pressed down by the lever-arm q.

The gun may be loaded by inserting the cartridges one at a time through the ejectingopening a: into cavity 7' in front of the breechblock without using the magazine in case it may be desired to do so for any purpose.

vHaving thus described my invention, I clai rn as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, in a breechloader, with a reciprocating breech-block, Z, of the lever a,

pivoted to said block, and the stop-bar s, arspring gh, ofthe springf, breech-block lever ranged in the breech-cavity h in line with the n, and magazine d', substantially as shown and lo arm q of the lever u, Said lever n and the side described.

plate, e, of the breech having notch t, Substan- 5 many as described. FRANKLIN JAMES EVANS.

2. In a breech-loader, the combination, with Vitnesses: the lifting-lever a', pivoted at b under the stop JOHN L. SWARTZ,

s, and provided with the stud e and the stop- CHAS. F. POTTER. 

